Healthy Narcissism?
Most people feel like they have a fairly good understanding of what a narcissist is: self-centered, vain, materialistic and maybe even shallow. A lot of flash with little substance. And, in a way, that would be an accurate description of an overt or grandiose narcissist. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Can there be such a thing as "healthy narcissism?" In my opinion, no. Narcissism is different than self-confidence or a drive to succeed. The definition of narcissism is: extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type. self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of mental disorder. Let's not forget that Narcissism is a diagnosable personality disorder called Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and there are 5 or more of the following criteria that need to be met in orde